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In the Shops: The Record Collector

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The Record Collector, tucked into a warren of inventory-stuffed rooms behind an unassuming storefront on Melrose, serves as a mecca for the obsessive type for which the store is named. Owner Sanders â€śSandyâ€ť Chase stocks more than a million vinyls in less than 4,000 square feetâ€”a collection heâ€™s amassed with his archivist, Henry Gastelum, since 1976â€”and his deep-seated love for music dictates the near-magical vibe wafting through the store.

Chase will tell visitors who strike up a conversation anything they might want to know about the most fantastic or obscure stories behind contemporary music, offering up knowledge and entertainment to rival the storeâ€™s selection of rare collectorâ€™s albums, antique and obsolete equipment and just about any hard-to-find record ever produced.

For those who might consider themselves record collectors, or who are just plain vinyl-obsessed, a visit to the store wouldnâ€™t just be a shopping excursion while in LA, itâ€™d be closer to a religious pilgrimage.